Hi All,
I haven't been on here for a while as I thought I was coping fairly well, and I still attend a couple of local bereavement cafés which give me support and comfort if I am feeling a bit low.
However, today I learnt that a very close family member has been diagnosed with Stage 3A 1(i) Metastatic Ovarian Cancer and is having a hysterectomy followed by chemo. This really messed with my head and brought memories of my own wife's diagnosis of breast cancer and subsequent 14 year battle with this disease, a battle she lost in November 2021. It really knocked me back this afternoon when I received the news, and initially I felt really low and upset, even a bit angry, all feelings I went through before. I'm hoping I'll feel better after sleeping tonight, and when I get a fuller picture of the prognosis. I have felt a bit tearful since |I received the news. I have a bereavement café on Wednesday morning, so hopefully I will feel better after that when I have shared my feelings.
Life's a bitch sometimes.
Derek
